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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The length of a rectangular flower bed is 3 feet less than twice its width. The area of the bed is 54 sq. ft. Find the dimensions of the flower bed. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( " Let the width be x feet
\n" ); document.write( " then length = 2x-3 (since length is 3 less than twice its width}
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"now++the++area++of++flower++bed+=+54+ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"length%2Abreadth+=+54+ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282x-3%29%2Ax=+54+ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2-3x=54+ft%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2-3x-54=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%5E2-12x%2B9x-54=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%28x-6%29%2B9%28x-6%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-6%29%282x%2B9%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x-6=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " x=6
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2B9=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=-9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=-9%2F2x\"$
\n" ); document.write( "since the dimension cannot be negative therefore we will consider
\n" ); document.write( " x=6
\n" ); document.write( " now $\"+breadth=x=6\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"length=+2x-3=2%2A6-3=12-3=9\"$
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